scholarly journals Summa Theologiae 2.0: Intellectual Mass Media in the Modern Russian Realities, or How “The Academic” became “The Mediatic”

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-87
Author(s):  
Maksym W. Kyrchanoff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Culture ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Normal Science ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
The Status ◽  
Western Experience ◽  
The Baltic

The research paper focuses on the specific features of the status of theology in the modern humanities in Russia. Studying the complexities and difficulties of the institutionalisation of theology and its localisation in the Russian university system and academic culture, the author foregrounds the post-Soviet European experience of the Baltic countries and Ukraine, where theology acquired the status of a “normal” science earlier than in Russia. Within the framework of this study, the peculiarities of the controversial status of theology in the system of higher education as well as in the Russian postgraduate and doctoral studies are considered in the contexts of the frontier of knowledge and the post-Soviet stereotypes. It is assumed that several factors, including the Soviet atheistic cultural heritage, the post-Soviet system of secular degrees and the traditionally significant role of representatives of the natural sciences in the academic community, may significantly contribute to slowing down the transformation of theology into a “normal” science. The paper also deals with the issue of how theology is transforming from the church life of the Russian Christians and becoming more noticeable in the Russian educational cultures and academic spaces. The arguments of the supporters and opponents of the official institutionalisation of theology in the higher education system are critically examined. The author pays special attention to the prospects and possibilities of using the Western experience of “secularization” of theology and its integration into the secular canons of science.

Educational programs as a tool for improving management in the higher education system

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-71
Author(s):  
Kundyz Aganina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
The Status ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
And Training

One of the directions of improving management in the higher education system in the conditions of innovation is the training of managers in the field of education. As you know, the formation of professional competence of education managers must be carried out in accordance with innovative changes in the field of education. In the article, having analyzed the prepared works on improving management in the field of education in recent years, the review of scientific projects carried out in this direction was conducted at the Kazakh national pedagogical University named after Abay. These works show an increase in the need for training managers in the field of education. The updated curricula in accordance with the law «On the status of a teacher», which describes the educational programs «Management in education» for master’s and doctoral studies and the elective course «Management in higher education», developed to meet these needs, are described as models for future specialists. Services, activities and training results of the future specialist are presented.

Russian students in universities of Baltic countries

2021 ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
A.L. Arefiev ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Baltic

In recent years, higher educational institutions of the Baltic countries have become more and more popular among Russian youth wishing to get higher education (or take a certain course of professional training) abroad. The article, covering the period before the onset of the coronavirus epidemic, highlights the education of Russian students in universities in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. It is noted that a significant part of the students from the Russian Federation come from the Russian regions bordering on the Baltic states. The appendix presents the opinions of Russian students about the learning process and the quality of education received in Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian universities.

Attracting doctoral students: case of Baltic universities

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (7) ◽  
pp. 1017-1041
Author(s):  
Alexander Tarvid
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Degree ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Doctoral Level ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Doctoral Programmes

Purpose In the context of falling demand for higher education and, in particular, doctoral studies, it is important to understand how to attract new students. The purpose of this paper is to present an analysis of the decision-making process the PhD students of Baltic universities followed when choosing whether to continue their education at doctoral level and in which institution to do it. Design/methodology/approach It uses the data gathered in 2014 from all major Baltic universities providing access to higher education at doctoral level. Findings At macro-level, the three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) are rather different in the supply of doctoral programmes and the level and dynamics of the popularity of doctoral-level studies in the population. Besides, strong country-specific effects on the goals students pursued when they enrolled in a doctoral programme and the information about the university or the programme they found useful are observed at micro-level. The main result is related to systematic differences in the perceptions students have about the benefits they will get from a doctoral degree across the current (at doctoral level) and previous (at Bachelor’s and Master’s levels) fields of study, as well as depending on labour-market experience and family and social circle. Practical implications These findings suggest that Baltic higher education institutions should employ different marketing communication strategies when attracting new doctoral students, depending on the field of study and the country they operate in. Originality/value This is the first comprehensive study on the motivation of enrolment at doctoral level in the Baltic countries. It gives the management of Baltic universities a general picture of the motivation to get a PhD degree and factors affecting the choice of university, which can be readily incorporated into universities’ strategy.

scholarly journals Threats and vulnerabilities of the academic profession vs university personnel potential development

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 440-450
Author(s):  
Svetlana V. Lobova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Profession ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
University Personnel ◽  
Scientific Periodical ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The University

The formation and development of the university's personnel potential is one of the conditions for joining the project to support higher education organizations announced by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation in June 2020. The project is called the Strategic Academic Leadership Program. The fulfillment of this condition cannot be carried out without overcoming the limitations and effective responses to the challenges that are associated with the academic profession. The article is a review. Its purpose is to study threats and barriers to the development of the university’s personnel potential. It is shown that as internal threats one should consider the high stressfulness of faculty activities, violation of their personal safety and low loyalty; the barrier is the vulnerability of the academic profession. The research focuses on the current staff of Russian universities. The main research methods are analysis and synthesis of relevant scientific periodical literature. The main result of the study is the position that the presence of threats and vulnerabilities in the academic profession entails consequences that have a devastating effect not only on the personality of the teacher, the university, the academic community, but also on the higher education system as a whole, catalyze the departure of teachers from the academic profession, and prevent the preservation of and the development of the university personnel potential, ensuring the competitiveness and attractiveness of the university.

Transformation of Higher Education in China

2019 ◽  
pp. 131-160
Author(s):  
Victor Wang ◽  
Geraldine Torrisi-Steele
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Educational Transformation ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Chinese Adult ◽  
The Status ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Principles Of Andragogy ◽  
Education In China

Facilitated by the explosion of technologies, globalization is the catalyst for many changes in society and its workings. Higher education is no exception. In the present chapter from a teaching methods perspective, the authors consider China's higher education system and the transformations it is undergoing, largely as a response to globalization. Given that the employment capabilities of graduates are influenced by teaching methods they experienced throughout their education, and in turn, once gaining employment graduates' capabilities make some on the nation, it is appropriate and useful to adopt a teaching methods perspective on educational transformation. Thus, to further understanding of the status of teaching methods in China, the chapter reports on a study comparing Chinese adult education methods with Western educational methods. A conceptual framework of the principles of andragogy is used. The study results, consistent with other literature of adult education in China, indicate that some andragogical elements are used by Chinese educators.

MOOCs in Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-77
Author(s):  
Harsh Vardhan Pant ◽  
Manoj Chandra Lohani ◽  
Jeetendra Pande
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
World Health ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Indian Higher Education ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Health Organization

Online education has gained a lot of acceptance among the learners in the recent past. The advances in technology and changing demand from students and business as well as the possibility for reducing costs and generating income has led to a MOOC explosion. Over the last years, massive open online courses (MOOCs) have received a great deal of attention from the academic community, business, and the media, especially after the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 as a pandemic in March 2020. The pandemic has caused educational disruption across the globe. Educational institutes faced with the challenge of maintaining the continuity of learning and were almost forced to switch to the online mode. The seemingly simple and immediate solution is to conduct school remotely using online resources. The aim of this study is to investigate the current trends and prediction with respect to the adoption of MOOCs in the Indian higher education system and identify various influencing factors facilitating this adoption.

EU Strategies to Encourage Youth Entrepreneurship

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Karanassios ◽  
Michail Pazarskis ◽  
Konstantinos Mitsopoulos ◽  
Petros Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Technological Educational ◽  
The Status ◽  
Technological Educational Institute ◽  
Youth Entrepreneurship ◽  
Employment Education ◽  
Analyse Data

The authors present and discuss significant aspects of youth entrepreneurship in the European Union (EU) and, especially, in higher education institutions in Greece. The structure of this paper is as follows. First, the study introduces a conceptual basis for entrepreneurship as defined in the EU and looks at entrepreneurship in the context of actions taken by the European Council and especially by the European Commission. The significance of entrepreneurship, embedded in substantial economic factors such as growth, development, employment, education and training, etc, and its objectives are then discussed, particularly in relation to students in higher education. Second, the study refers briefly to current policies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) that could influence the EU's entrepreneurship strategies. Third, the authors assess the status of youth entrepreneurship and its influence on students in the Greek higher education system, applying an empirical methodology. To explore the behaviour and attitudes of HE students towards entrepreneurship, the authors analyse data collected by means of a specially designed questionnaire. The sample selected comprised male and female undergraduate students studying in various disciplines at the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Serres. The results are evaluated and their implications for educational programmes at universities, TEIs, business schools, etc, are considered.

scholarly journals The Knowledge Domain of The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering Between 2006 and 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Zeshui Xu ◽  
Edmundas Kazimieras Zavadskas ◽  
Alfredas Laurinavičius
Keyword(s):  
Construction Materials ◽  
Bridge Engineering ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
The Road ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Engineering Investigation

The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering is a multidisciplinary journal, which provides a forum for a broad range of road and bridge engineering research. The topics such as the road and bridge research and design, the construction materials and technologies of roads and bridges, the construction financing and environmental issues, and the assessment management are included in the scope of the Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering investigation. Due to the reason that various road and bridge engineering related research directions are involved in this journal, it has become the first one that deals with the issues as mentioned above in Baltic countries. Therefore, it is believed that investigating the publications in the Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering assists researchers in great learning the development of road and bridge engineering research in Baltic countries. By analysing the annual publication distribution, the citation structure, the co-citation and cooperation networks, and the significant contributors in terms of countries and regions, institutions, cited journals and authors, the status of Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering is comprehensively presented. In addition, the emerging trends are revealed through the analyses of timeline view and burst detection. This study makes the contribution to the aspect of visualizing the complex and significant results based on objective and quantitative data. It provides readers with access to understand the development of Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering and helps researchers learn the hot issues in this journal clearly and directly.

scholarly journals Results of the Post-Soviet Transformation of Higher Education

2020 ◽  
pp. 132-141
Author(s):  
Elena Vodopianova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
Thirtieth Anniversary ◽  
Organizational Orientation ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Former Ussr ◽  
Near Future

The article uses the socio-cultural methodology and comparative studies to examine the results of the transformation of national higher school systems in the former USSR on the eve of the post-Soviet thirtieth anniversary. It is established that over the past decades of the post–Soviet transformation, the higher school of 15 States of the former USSR has gone through two main stages: the first was primarily a stage of structural changes, and the second was integration into the European higher education space. A classification of the realities of organizational orientation of higher education systems is proposed, dividing them into westernized (the Baltic countries, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan), systems with specific educational balances (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia), and outsider countries (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan). It is shown that during this period unique cases of transformation of national higher schools emerged. They evolved from divergence in the direction of convergence through E-education and global unification. The purpose of the study was to show that in the near future post-Soviet structures of higher education will have to respond primarily to universal post-industrial challenges based on the identification of stages of higher education evolution.

scholarly journals Wybrane problemy dotyczące statusu doktoranta

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 111-124
Author(s):  
Agata Pyrzyńska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Doctoral Students ◽  
School System ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Doctoral Studies ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Education Model ◽  
New Education ◽  
Academic Group

The Act of 20 July 2018 Law on Higher Education and Science modifies the system of education of PhD students in a significant way. In this act, the doctoral studies model was abandoned in favor of the doctoral school system. Along with the indicated change, the status of PhD students as a separate academic group was also ordered. Thus, the practice of treating PhD students as quasi -students has been broken. The new education model also provides for a number of institutional guarantees, which should have a pro -quality impact on the education system of future academic staff. The paper discusses selected solutions in this area, paying special attention to the universal scholarship system, the social security system of PhD students and mechanisms of parenthood protection among doctoral students.

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